As The New York Times» Motoko Rich pointed out,
the weakest performance among fourth - graders was on math topics they haven't yet learned: NAEP is testing them on content that won't be introduced until the following year.
Although the energy sector XLE, -0.23 % has climbed 11.6 %, outperforming other sectors in the past month, financials XLF, -0.85 % which were expected to benefit from rising rates, have lagged, producing the fifth
weakest performance among the S&P 500's 11 sectors, according to FactSet data.
The slump was related to higher material costs and
a weaker performance among its nickel - battery products, historically the firm's biggest revenue source, because of the global slowdown and weaker power tool sales.
It refers to schools with stubborn achievement gaps or
weak performance among «subgroup» students, such as English - language learners or students in special education.
Charles Barker might not give them much meat to sink their teeth into, but there's no truly
weak performance among the group, aside from perhaps a few moments of over-the-top screaming.
Not exact matches
Coles and Bunnings were the top first - quarter perfomers
among Wesfarmers» retail businesses, with the Perth - based conglomerate also reporting
weak performances by its Target and Kmart divisions.
Technology stocks were
among the strongest performers in Europe on Friday, following a
weak performance on Wall Street in the previous session.
Aides particularly took note of Hillary Clinton's
weak performance in New Hampshire, where she got thumped by 21 points and lost to Sanders
among virtually every voting group, including women.
Given current relatively
weak performance — and the difficulty in shifting
performance — the aspirations of the secretary of state for education, Nicky Morgan, for England to be
among the top five countries of PISA in 2020 is most probably unattainable.
That achievement in part reflects Fox's
weak box office
performance post-Avatar (which earned enough money in 2010 for Fox to still rank third
among studios for the year), but the public's reception of the film is still remarkable and unusual.
Furthermore, American
performance isn't just
weak among our poorest, lowest - performing students.
Martin West, a professor of education at Harvard, states that «
weaker scores
among voucher recipients may be a result of the fact that public school
performance is improving, particularly in the District, where math and reading scores at traditional public and public charter schools have increased quickly over the past decade.»
Among midrange unlocked phones, the Asus Zenfone 2 delivers faster
performance for about $ 50 more, and the latest Moto G has a customizable design and better camera starting at just $ 180, but its
performance is
weaker than the Alcatel.